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Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome Candidate 1 (whsc1) Functions as a Tumor Suppressor by Governing Cell Differentiation.
Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Aug 2017
Yu Chuan, Yao Xiaomin, Zhao Linjie, Wang Ping, Zhang Qian, Zhao Chengjian, Yao Shaohua, Wei Yuquan
Abstract excerpt
Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome candidate 1 (WHSC1) is a histone 3 lysine 36 (H3K36) specific methyltransferase that is frequently deleted in Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS). Whsc1 is also found mutated in a subgroup of B-cell derived malignant diseases by genomic translocation or point mutation, both of which resulted in hyperactivity of WHSC1 mediated H3K36 methylation and uncontrolled cell proliferation, suggesting...
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